ONLINE LEARNING

General Resources

Twinkl - Twinkl has heaps and heaps of content across all learning areas. They have opened up free access to parents.

Te Reo Māori


Literacy


Maths:

Year1 https://primarystarseducation.co.uk/covid-19-year-1/?fbclid=IwAR0dYFAIFxav6jj1GYCIkIOaNGPKlSWCWMPuEh7zkMFaiwTRoqyl1OpT8Zs

Yr2 https://primarystarseducation.co.uk/covid-19-year-2/?fbclid=IwAR3W2uW23eNg79XVfRDWcMH4hkTiWMcU9z5InwNpWsucGM6EVWxuVI_FXRI



TV/ Videos with some educational value:


Netflix:

  • Storybots - science videos with catch songs, ok for all ages.

  • Daniel Tiger - for junior students, good discussions about emotions and values.

  • Our Planet - wildlife documentary

  • Brainchild - science talk show for kids

  • Who Was? - a fun history show

  • If I Were An Animal - animal facts

  • Dream Big - One for the budding builders and engineers


TVNZ OnDemand:

Access via Heihei to make sure you only get kid friendly content

  • Kiri & Lou - 5 minute videos with calming music and good discussion of values.

  • Goodnight Kiwi - NZ celebrities (and Jacinda Ardern!) reading NZ picture books.

  • Horrible Histories - funny but accurate historical stories

  • Junk Rescue - encourage creativity - let your kids loose with the recycling and see what they can make.

  • Kitchen Science - Scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) does cool experiments with household ingredients.

  • Speak Māori for Kids - your tamariki can practice their reo


YouTube (YouTube needs to be supervised - children can easily get on to inappropriate content, we recommend using YouTube kids if possible).


Mindfulness and calming activities:

FOR OUR CHILDREN ➡ ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO27UAuimTzLrnlq6XaYFy78SV29yDx5_&fbclid=IwAR21Q1EoGsuHl5upkneM1ui2Q5NQCY7arHZr_k5cpzD4P0Ub6J8kn_x8u9U

This is a beautiful shout out to our teachers, parents and especially our children in these uncertain times.

https://www.facebook.com/618127845/posts/10159723318872846/?d=n